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Python: Penetration Testing for Developers
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Python: Penetration Testing for Developers

by Christopher Duffy, Mohit, Cameron Buchanan, Terry Ip, Andrew Mabbitt, Benjamin May, Dave Mound
October 2016
Beginner to intermediate
650 pages
14h 43m
English
Packt Publishing
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Summary

In this chapter, we discussed what the difference between web application assessments and normal network assessments is. The method of identifying live web pages versus open ports was highlighted, and we demonstrated how to identify unlinked or hidden content and execute credential attacks with Burp. Additionally, this chapter demonstrated how to walk through websites with twill, extract data, and then create scripts that will allow request-response trains to be built using different libraries. The wrap-up for this chapter highlighted how to be efficient by using scripts and open source tools to examine sites for specific vulnerabilities.

In the next chapter, we will see how we can use techniques such as these and other weaknesses to crack ...

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